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...that people in the world are much more friendly than you think,” Munoz says. “People in the developed world sometimes think that the people in lesser-developed world are out to cheat you. However, the most unfriendly people I found by a mile were people in Europe, Australia, and America...
...could spot a fake a mile away,” she said in a 2002 interview with The Crimson about diploma forgery. Danz could not be reached for comment Saturday...
Lawn Chair Larry's unlikely flight spawned many imitators. In 2008, Oregon man Kent Couch successfully took his own balloon-powered lawn chair on a 235-mile (378 km) trek across the state, traveling across the Idaho state line. This was Couch's third trip - his second stopped just short of the state line, while the first ended with him parachuting from the chair after popping too many balloons...
...Dave Champion, director of vehicle-testing at Consumer Reports, says both Hyundai and Kia have developed a genuine appeal for American consumers seeking affordable transportation. "Their buyers aren't worried about name-brand image," says Champion, who notes Hyundai's 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty is a winner. Kia's warranty of five years or 60,000 miles, and 10-year or 100,000-mile power train, isn't as broad, but it is still generous by industry standards...
...volatile weather patterns predicted by the IPCC are already beginning to show in India. The Doni river, a 93-mile stretch of water in north Karnataka has come to be known as "the Yellow River of Bijapur," after China's Hwang Ho. While the Chinese river is infamous for its sudden changes in course, the Indian version, whose water many consider no longer fit for human consumption, is gaining notoriety for its unpredictable nature - flash floods one day, barely a trickle the next. "We need to find a way of storing the excess water and using it through the rest...